# Botticelli May 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 29, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458 "2016-04-29T22:14:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/141 "2016-05-12T17:59:48Z")
IQ: 1. Did you play Mrs. Fawlty? 2. Were you the most regular female player on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_? 3. Are you the author of _Uganda Be Kidding Me_? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/142 "2016-05-12T20:43:52Z")
DQ: Was the original version of the song (in case there’s covers) sung by a man? holding 2 DQs ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/143 "2016-05-13T04:09:19Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: > > 1. Did you play Mrs. Fawlty? > 2. Were you the most regular female player on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_? > 3. Are you the author of _Uganda Be Kidding Me_? Not Carol Booth, Carol Cleveland or… Carol Channing? C. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from literature 4. last name starts with C 5. not from movies 6. kinda sorta a protagonist, but not really 7. not from TV 8. from a song 9. not created by an American 10. pop/rock song 11. song composed before 1980 12. original version of the song sung by a man ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/144 "2016-05-13T12:09:04Z")
DQ: Is the artist from the UK? 1 DQ remaining ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/145 "2016-05-13T12:20:31Z")
IQ1: Are you the color commentator for NBC Sunday Night Football? IQ2: Are you the play-by-play commentator for NBC’s coverage of the NBA and frequent host of the Olympics? IQ3: Are you a conservative parody talk show host who once expressed your desire to stab IQ2 with an ice pick so you could replace him as host for the 2010 Winter Olympics? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/146 "2016-05-13T12:38:06Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ: > > 1. Did you play Mrs. Fawlty? > 2. Were you the most regular female player on Monty Python’s Flying Circus? > 3. Are you the author of Uganda Be Kidding Me? > Not Carol Booth, Carol Cleveland or… Carol Channing? Correct on the 2 Python-related questions, no surprises there. #3 is Chelsea Handler. DQ: Did the song chart in the Top 40 in the USA? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/147 "2016-05-13T12:40:49Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with _Blue Suede Shoes_ before Elvis? 2. Did you have a hit with _Don’t Sleep In The Subway_? 3. Did you have a hit with _Papa Loves Mambo_? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/148 "2016-05-14T04:02:02Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the color commentator for NBC Sunday Night Football? > IQ2: Are you the play-by-play commentator for NBC’s coverage of the NBA and frequent host of the Olympics? > IQ3: Are you a conservative parody talk show host who once expressed your desire to stab IQ2 with an ice pick so you could replace him as host for the 2010 Winter Olympics? Grrr. Blanking on the first two; not Stephen Colbert. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with _Blue Suede Shoes_ before Elvis? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Don’t Sleep In The Subway_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Papa Loves Mambo_? Not Carl Perkins, not Connie Francis and not… Maria Conchita Alonso? C. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from literature 4. last name starts with C 5. not from movies 6. kinda sorta a protagonist, but not really 7. not from TV 8. from a song 9. not created by an American 10. pop/rock song 11. song composed before 1980 12. original version of the song sung by a man 13. artist not from the UK 14. song charted in the Top 40 in the USA ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/149 "2016-05-14T12:53:09Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the color commentator for NBC Sunday Night Football? > IQ2: Are you the play-by-play commentator for NBC’s coverage of the NBA and frequent host of the Olympics? > IQ3: Are you a conservative parody talk show host who once expressed your desire to stab IQ2 with an ice pick so you could replace him as host for the 2010 Winter Olympics? > > Grrr. Blanking on the first two; not Stephen Colbert. Cris Collinsowrth, Bob Costas DQ: Is the artist from the Caribbean? holding 2 DQs ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/150 "2016-05-14T13:57:47Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with Blue Suede Shoes before Elvis? > 2. Did you have a hit with Don’t Sleep In The Subway? > 3. Did you have a hit with Papa Loves Mambo? > > Not Carl Perkins, not Connie Francis and not… Maria Conchita Alonso? Correct on Carl. #2 was Petula Clark. #3 was Perry Como. DQ: Song charted before 1960? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/151 "2016-05-14T18:28:24Z")
C. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from literature 4. last name starts with C 5. not from movies 6. kinda sorta a protagonist, but not really 7. not from TV 8. from a song 9. not created by an American 10. pop/rock song 11. song composed before 1980 12. original version of the song sung by a man 13. artist not from the UK 14. song charted in the Top 40 in the USA 15. artist is from the Caribbean 16. song charted after 1960 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/152 "2016-05-14T21:45:43Z")
Ah! a fictional male character from a Top 40 song of the 60s/70s by a Caribbean artist. That narrows it down. Good question, KO! [Harry Belafonte, Bob Marley, let me see…] ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/153 "2016-05-15T02:33:11Z")
DQ: Song come out before 1970? 1 DQ left ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/154 "2016-05-15T03:43:53Z")
C. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from literature 4. last name starts with C 5. not from movies 6. kinda sorta a protagonist, but not really 7. not from TV 8. from a song 9. not created by an American 10. pop/rock song 11. song composed before 1980 12. original version of the song sung by a man 13. artist not from the UK 14. song charted in the Top 40 in the USA 15. artist is from the Caribbean 16. song charted after 1960 17. song came out after 1970 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/155 "2016-05-15T12:52:35Z")
IQ: Are you the eponymous character of a Boney M hit? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/156 "2016-05-15T16:58:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you the eponymous character of a Boney M hit? No, I’m not… Clive? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/157 "2016-05-15T19:26:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you the eponymous character of a Boney M hit? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No, I’m not… Clive? No, that was Daddy Cool. 2 DQs reserved. Thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/158 "2016-05-15T21:58:11Z")
There’s no way this can be it, but I’m asking anyway… IQ1: Are you the subject of Murray Head’s _Superstar_? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/159 "2016-05-16T17:00:33Z")
DQ: Does your name appear in the song title? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/160 "2016-05-17T03:33:34Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > …IQ1: Are you the subject of Murray Head’s _Superstar_? I’m not… Jesus Christ? C. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from literature 4. last name starts with C 5. not from movies 6. kinda sorta a protagonist, but not really 7. not from TV 8. from a song 9. not created by an American 10. pop/rock song 11. song composed before 1980 12. original version of the song sung by a man 13. artist not from the UK 14. song charted in the Top 40 in the USA 15. artist is from the Caribbean 16. song charted after 1960 17. song came out after 1970 18. name doesn’t appear in the song title [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458.md?page=9)